Caiaphas Prophesy

John 11: 49Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! 50You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish."51He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.

Just reading this…and thinking about the political implications of this…… There was a strange balance of power going on here, and Caiaphas, as high priest, felt the weight of it. If the Romans, for any reason felt as though the Jews were starting to follow this Messiah, not as a ‘religious’ figure (the Romans could care less) but as a King in the lineage of David….Jews as a nation would be in danger.

His prophesy was more political than ‘religious’, and although very apparent that his words were God inspired….. I doubt that he knew what his comments would look like post-resurrection.